Finding the Motivation

You know whenever you dread something, we can find a million excuses to not get it done? I know I feel that way when it comes to cleaning my house. I LOVE a clean house. I absolutely detest cleaning it! It seems to take hours to do, there doesn’t seem to be a huge appreciation for getting it cleaned (meaning it really only seems to matter to me), and it can take less than 10 minutes for it to look like a bomb went off!

Knowing all of the above, I still seem to dig deep, put my headphones in my ears, crank the tunes, and just get it done. Why? Because it matters to me. It matters that my house is clean. A clean house for me = calm. Do I have to talk myself into getting started? You bet I do. Do I try to find an excuse to not clean? Absolutely!

Whether we’re talking about cleaning a house, exercising, loosing weight, catching up on paperwork, organizing a space – it really is all the same. We all need to find some kind of motivation to give us the good ol’ kick in the butt to get going.

Along my journey with my business, I’ve come across some great motivating quotes. Those times when I really don’t feel like even starting to clean, I often will take five minutes to find some kind of quote to get me going. Here are a few of my favorites:

So when you need your own personal kick in the rear-end, find something to motivate you to get started. I guarantee that once you start, you will love the results when you are done! Oh – and by the way – the following quote below is what gets me motivated to clean my home!

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When it comes to motivation it’s always comforting and even a little motivating to find that there are people out there just like me. I have to fight to get myself motivated for certain tasks and am always coming up with excuses to procrastinate.

I can struggle for motivation at times, but once I get started there is no stopping me. It’s just getting started. I usually look for inspiration, even if it is something as simple as cleaning a house. Some of those quotes were great 🙂

I totally love these quotes. especially the first one, i believe that is so true.
I mean the reaction in life is everything you know? you can get through the toughest situation if you know how to deal with it.
So inspiring quotes

I generally say that you might not deeply love the expression of the craft, but you must love the craft (or the end product). So, for me, sometimes I have to force myself to write but I’ll keep on doing it because I am fascinated by the craft (writing). I want to be extremely good and I am fascinated by authors who already are. That’s what keeps me practicing. It’s that dream. And motivation comes from that deep desire. 🙂

I just saw your post now, and I must say that the quotes you posted are really inspiring and motivating. I suggest that you also try to listen to some motivational speeches while doing your household chores. I listen to them while I am studying and it really does pump me up! Try listening to Eric Thomas, he is a great motivational speaker.

I usually use wallpapers to motivate me, you can find a good collection of motivational wallpapers with a simple google search. What exactly motivates a person is something that he/she needs to identify first. Great article, keep going!

Isn’t motivation a wonderful thing? It’s so close to my heart, and I write about it all the time. Because even when you just adore what you do (I do!), pockets of time (sometimes more) occur when you’re so overwhelmed (and tired!), finding motivation can be tricky. We all need a kick in the pants now and then 🙂
I love these quotes. Thank You, Sheri!http://www.susanmarymalone.com/stomp-some-grapes-again/

AWESOME! Let me clearly say the truth, after reading all your quotes I am feeling full of energy. I usually prefer using images and videos as a source of motivation for me and fortunately your post was perfect for me. Thanks for these amazing quotes.

When I comes to Motivation, I just Thought about One Person “STEVE JOBS”. He really Change the world and Technology by his Mind. I am Impressed by the Collection of Quotes and Images Sheri. Keep Doing Great work. Great and Inspiring Quotes. Love it !

Hi Sheri,When it comes to quotes it’s all about energy.when I read motivational quotes my day is going so perfect and it’s all about positivity. First thing in the morning to motivate yourself to take a day different level.really like your quotes.Keep doing what you doing.

Nice article. these are really nice quotes but along with these you also needs to follow some of the life rules. I have written about how can you motivate yourself towards entrepreneurship. so please check it out. and thanks again for this useful article.

The ‘people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel’ is a favourite quote of mine also. It’s a good mantra to keep in the back of our minds as we interact with others daily.

I can also say living in an apartment in New York, the cleaning takes minutes (think shoebox).